curb cut

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small ramp cut into a curb to allow wheelchairs, baby carriages, bicycles, etc. to more easily enter or leave a sidewalk. US
    — Although currently mandated by accessibility related laws, curb cuts benefit not only wheelchair users, but also mothers with baby carriages, older adults with canes, and small children who have not learned to climb steps yet.
  2. A lowered area of curb to allow vehicles to access driveways or approaches, a drop kerb.
    — Curb cuts or beginning of approaches shall not be nearer the intersection than the extension of the property line between 20 ft and 12 ft controls.

词形变化

curb cuts plural

词源

Compound of curb + cut. Attested since the 1920s in the “vehicle access” sense.
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